Curtain support



Nov. 20, 1934. a. w. DOVER CURTAIN SUPI ORT Filed April 1, 1932 Patented Nov. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES CURTAIN SUPPORT George W. Dover, Cranston, R. I., assig'nor to Dovercraft Company, Inc.,'-Providence, R. I., acorporation of Rhode Island Application April 1, 1932, Serial No. 602,501

9 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved curtain support for hingedly supporting curtains and draperies in front of the window in such a manner that they may be turned into position in front of the window or moved into retracted position away from the window and into proximity with the wall of the room.

One object of the invention is the provision of a curtain support of this character provided with separate independently movable supporting arms for supporting curtains and overdrapes, which are adapted to move into curtain supporting position in front of a window or away from the window, with the supporting arms arranged in substantial parallelism with each other in either position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of similar opposed curtain supports, each of which may carry curtains or draperies extending to the vertical median line of the window, and mounted for swinging movement into position in front of the window or away from the window and into substantial parallelism with the wall of the room.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved bracket structure for mount ing curtain supporting arms in adjusted position relative to a window frame, the bracket being so constructed as to be capable of use upon either side of the window frame.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an extensible curtain supporting arm wherein the parts are adapted to be clamped in any desired adjusted position relative to each other for adjusting the same to a desired window width.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved curtain supporting arm provided with a sleeve portion and having oppositely positioned telescoping parts adapted to fit within opposite ends of the sleeve and be held in position either by friction or by the use of a positive holding means.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a pivotally mounted curtain supporting arm provided with curtain supporting elements slidably mounted thereon, and having means for holding one of said elements against sliding movement relative to the arm for locating one end edge of a curtain in the desired position relative to the window.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a curtain support of this character comprising pivotally mounted curtain supporting arms and a bracket member having bearings for said arms arranged in offset relation relative to each other laterallyand longitudinallyof said bracket member to permit movement of the arms about their pivots while the curtain supporting portions of the arms are maintained in substan- (30 tial parallelism with each other.

Other objects andadvantages of the invention relate to various improved details of construction and novel arrangements of the parts as will be more fully set forth in the detailed description to follow.

Referring to the drawing:-

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the upper portion of a window frame showing the improved curtain supporting means applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is atop plan view showing the bracket member as applied to a portion of a Window frame and illustrating the position of the supporting arms in full lines when located in curtain supporting position in front of the window, and showing in dotted lines the position of these arms when turned into their retracted positions away from the window and into proximity with the wall of the room,

Fig.3 is a side elevational view, partially in section, of one of the curtain supporting arms, showing the positions of the end sections with reference to the sleeve portion and the manner of connecting the parts together,

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the supporting arm shown in Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through the curtain supporting arm taken substantially along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3,

Fig; 6 is an enlarged transverse sectional view, taken substantially along the line 66 of Fig. 3, and,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket member.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated herewith 1 designates a window provided with a frame portion .2 to which may be secured oppositely positioned bracket members 3 for pivotally supporting curtain arms 5 and 6 upon one side of the window, and in such a manner that the curtains or draperies supported by the arms "may be so positioned as to' extend from each side edge of the window inwardly to a point adjacent the vertical median line of the window.

The bracket member employedin the curtain support may be cast or otherwise formed to provide oppositely positioned frame engaging portions 9 and 10 adapted to 'fit against and be secured to the frame 2, and each of which is preferably provided with an opening 12 and a 110 curved slot 13. The curved slot 13 as formed in each of the frame engaging portions of the bracket is preferably arranged substantially concentric with the opening 12 in the other frame engaging portions of the bracket, in order to permit the bracket to be moved angularly and secured in the proper horizontal position for mounting the curtain supporting arms 5 and 6 in such a manner that they will at all times move in a horizontal plane. In the present embodiment of the invention the bracket 3 is provided with substantial parallel spaced. portions 15 and 16, which are connected by a vertical web 17, the spaced portions 15 and 16 being provided with registering openings 18 and 20, which cooperate with each other to form vertical bear-'- ings 21 and 22 for receiving the pintle portions 23 and 24 respectively of the curtain supporting arms 5 and 6. The bearings 21 and 22 are offset from each other both laterally and longitudinally of the bracket member, for a purpose which will be more fully described hereinafter and the vertical bearing 22 is offset somewhat laterally from the edges 26 of the spaced parallel portions 15 and 16 of the bracket.

The curtain supporting arm 6 which is adapted to support the draperies 30, comprises a sleeve member 31 which in the present instance is of substantial rectangular cross section, and has its opposed edges 32 inturned upon one side thereof, as shown more particularly in Figs. 4 and 6, to provide a longitudinal recess 33 extending throughout the length of the sleeve upon-one side. thereof and to so position the inturned edges 32- that they will lie upon one side of the telescoping section 34 and will be so arranged as to becapable of being releasably clamped to one face of the telescoping section 34 by means of a screw 35 having a head 36 of sufiicient extent to engage over and bear upon the inturned edges 32 when the screw is threaded within the telescoping section 34. The telescoping section 34 has a down turned pintle portion 24 adapted to be pivotally mounted within the bearing'22 and has a lateral bend 38 formed therein adjacent to the pintle portion 24.

As will be seen upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing, the curtain supporting arm 5, when considered as a unit, is so constructed as to be straight throughout its extent and has a downturned pintle portion 23 in substantial alignment with the curtain supporting portion of the arm, for engaging the bearing 21, while the main curtain supporting portion of the arm 6 is offset laterally, by reason of the bend38, from the downturned pintle portion 24.

This construction of the arms when taken in connection with the offset relation of the bearings 20 and 21 provides a structure wherein both arms may be turned into position in front of the window or into retracted position away from the window and have their curtain supporting portions maintained in substantial parallelism with each other in either of those positions. By

1 reason of the offset position of the bearings 20 relative to the edge of the bracket the arm 6 may be turned into retracted position without pressing the curtains or draperies against the edge of the bracket, thereby preventing the possibility of tearing or soiling the curtain.

includes a section 41 adapted to fit within one ing arm 6 whereby the inner edge of one of the drapery sections is anchored closely adjacent to the end of the arm and held against sliding movement to maintain the drapery section in proper extended position. The remaining drapery supporting elements 45 may be suitably spaced upon the arm 6 for supporting the drapery sections 30 in the desired extended position. The telescoping end portion 41 of the ornament 40 may be provided with a screw or other clamping means similar to the screw 35, for holdingthe same securely within the end of the sleeve 31, or it may be held in position entirely by friction. n

The curtain supporting arm 5, like the curtain supporting arm 6, may comprise a sleeve portion 46, a telescoping portion integral with the pintle portion 23, and an ornament 47 similar to the element 40 and similarly provided with a telescoping portion fitting within the end of the sleeve, after the manner shown and described in- Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing in connection with the curtain supporting arm 6.

As more particularly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the provision of the bearings 21 and 22 offset from each other laterally and longitudinally of the bracket 3 taken in connection with the off-setting of the bearing 22 from the edges 26 of the bracket permits the curtain and drapery supporting arms 5 and 6 to be located in substantial parallelism with each other when in their curtain supporting position in front of the window, as shown in full line in' Fig. 2, and

also permits these arms 5 and 6 to be moved back into retracted position, and be arranged in substantial parallelism with each other and with the wall of the room, asshown in dotted lines to releasably maintain the arm at the proper length for supporting the curtains or draperies to the vertical median line of the window by means of the clamping screw connecting the pintle bearing telescoping section with the sleeve.

The screw 35 may be so proportioned that the threaded part engages the back of the sleeve member 31 to clamp the sleeve member and telescoping sections 34 in any desired adjusted position, and the ornamental end sections 40 of the supporting arms 6 are preferably so arranged as to lie in close proximity with each other ads] jacent to the vertical median line of the window when in curtain supporting position in front of the window, to permit the designs carried by opposite arms 6 to merge into and. give the appearance of a substantially unitary design located adjacent to the center of the window.

What I claim is:-

1. In a curtain support, a bracket member provided with spaced portions having registering openings forming bearings, said bearings being off-set from each other laterally of the bracket, and frame engaging portions carried by said bracket member for attachment to a window frame, one of said frame engaging portions being provided with a slot for adjusting the bracket horizontally relative to the frame.

2. In a curtain support, a bracket member provided with oppositely positioned frame engaging portions, each of said frame engaging portions being provided with an opening for the reception of an attaching member and a curved slot arranged substantially concentric with the opening in the opposite frame engaging portion, whereby said bracket may be employed interchangeably for supporting curtain arms upon either side of a window frame.

3. In a curtain support, a bracket member provided with oppositely positioned frame engaging portions each having openings formed therein for the reception of frame attaching means, one of said openings being in the form of a slot, and spaced bearings carried by said bracket and offset from each other laterally of the bracket.

4. In a curtain support, a bracket member provided with a bearing for pivotally supporting a drapery arm and having oppositely positioned frame engaging portions, each of which is provided with an opening of limited lateral extent adapted to receive a fastening member and an opening of greater lateral extent than said first named opening whereby said bracket member is capable of use interchangeably upon either side of a window frame and is adapted for horizontal adjustment in either position.

5. In a curtain support, a bracket member provided with a bearing portion for pivotally supporting a drapery arm and having frame engaging portions oppositely positioned with respect to and extending outwardly from the bearing portion, said frame engaging portions being provided with an opening of limited lateral extent and a transversely enlarged opening respectively for securing angular adjustment of the bracket member upon a window frame.

6. In a curtain support, the combination with a bracket adapted for angularly adjusted attachment to a window frame and provided with bearings offset from each other laterally and longitudinally of the bracket, and separate curtain supporting arms each provided with a 'downturned end portion for vertical insertion within or removal from one of said bearings as a unit with the arm to provide a pivotal bearing for the arm, the downturned end portion of one of said arms being offset laterally from the curtain supporting portion of the arm.

'7. In a curtain support, the combination with a bracket adapted for angularly adjusted attachment to a window frame and provided with bearings offset from each other laterally and longitudinally of the bracket, and separate curtain supporting arms each provided with a downturned end portion for vertical insertion within or removal from one of said bearings as a unit with the arm to provide a pivotal bearing for the arm, the downturned end portion of one of said arms being ofiset laterally from the curtain supporting portion of the arm, and the downturned end portion of the other arm being located in substantial alignment with the curtain supporting portion thereof whereby movement of said arms about their pivot points may be effected while the curtain supporting portions of the arms are maintained in substantial parallelism with each other.

8. In a curtain support, a bracket member adapted for attachment to the window frame and provided with spaced bearings, said bearings being off-set laterally and longitudinally from each other and one of said bearings being off-set laterally from one longitudinal edge of the bracket member, and curtain supporting arms pivotally mounted in said bearings, the arm mounted in said last named off-set bearing being provided with a laterally bent portion located adjacent to the bearing engaging portion of the arm, the laterally bent portion of said arm being substantially parallel with the said longitudinal edge of the bracket member when the curtain supporting portion of the arm is in its normal curtain supporting position in front of the window and being out of contact with the longitudinal edge of the bracket when rotated substantially 180 from its normal curtain supporting position in front of the window.

9. A longitudinally adjustable horizontally swinging curtain supporting arm having means located adjacent to one end thereof for pivotal attachment to a window frame and comprising an intermediate split sleeve member having inturned parallel edges located upon one side thereof, and oppositely positioned end members, each of said end members having a portion telescoping within one end of said sleeve member, and means for clamping the telescoping portion of one of said end members to the inturned edges of said sleeve.

GEORGE W. DOVER. 

